John Bakie
The fund is more than twice the size of its predecessor and will back both sponsored and unsponsored mid-market companies.
The fund manager is drawing close to its fund target and expects to hold a formal fourth close in early December.
The partnership is aiming to back sustainable infrastructure projects in Southeast Asia and plans to scale up to $1bn.
The aviation industry has experienced severe turbulence as a result of the pandemic, but alternative lenders can sense soaring returns. John Bakie reports
Increased interest in businesses services deals and appetite for ESG-linked loans were major drivers of transactions in Q2 2021.
The fund will take a stronger approach on ESG than its predecessor, including pricing incentives, to help businesses recover sustainably.
The vehicle marks a major expansion of Amundi’s impacting investing activity.
The vehicle has received backing from Ireland’s Strategic Investment Fund to support SMEs as the economy recovers from the covid-19 pandemic.
The French asset manager will handle the raising and deployment of €350m of capital to help Belgian companies recover from the pandemic.
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